Alex Kendrick – The Filmmakers Guild: Evening Main Session
“I had to learn the difference between a good idea and a God idea,” award-winning filmmaker Alex Kendrick shared during his keynote wrapping up day two of the Christian Filmmakers Guild. In sharing his testimony about how he and his brother, Stephen, ventured into Christian filmmaking, Kendrick’s natural comedic side came through. From the days […]
‘Coming Off the Battlefield’ Panel – The Filmmakers Guild: Noon Main Session
Guild-goers got the rare inside baseball on making Christian films from some of the industry’s leading experts. Here’s just a small taste of the nuggets of truth shared in this afternoon’s filmmakers panel. Moderator Stephen Kendrick David Evans – Eye Doctor turned filmmaker, Director of Grace Card and Indivisible Judd Brannon – Director of Champion […]
Filmmakers Guild workshop: George Escobar – How to Write a Great Dialogue
George Escobar is a co-founder of Advent Film Group and an accomplished writer, director,and producer. He has a series of workshops during the Guild that tackle how to write great scenes and dialogue. Today’s workshop dove into dialogue. “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,” is Duke Ellington’s famous line that […]
Bruce Marchiano – The Filmmakers Guild: Morning Main Session
Bruce Marchiano’s keynote this morning focused on our desperate need for God, and the overwhelming vital importance of seeking Him in prayer. “I encourage you to make your movies on your knees,” he urged. “That’s a victory, when there’s a million other things to pay attention to.” Marchiano, who played Jesus in the film […]